Can I eat the rind?

In most cases, yes! Unless it’s covered in wax or cloth, eating the rind is a preferential decision. Technically rinds on comte and rinded blues are totally edible but they can impart a bitter flavour. Cheese is a natural product, and from time to time you can expect some blooms and moulds to develop on the outside, this is perfectly natural. Some people prefer not to eat the rind at all. As a rule of thumb –  on hard cheeses the rind is best removed, on softer cheeses it is by most considered to be an integral part of the cheese, but it should always be a case of personal preference (if you enjoy it – eat it, if you don’t, then don’t!) the cheese (paste) just under the rind is usually the tastiest!